Pretending to be jealous in the arms of Dali Temple

Royal study.

Wan Yan stood beside Su Jizhi, secretly looking at Concubine Yi who was kneeling in front of her.

They had talked not long ago, and she smiled at her, saying that she would like to watch her make perfume if she had the chance, and she also hoped that Wanyan would give her a sachet that belonged to her alone.

At this moment, Concubine Yi's pear blossoms were raining, and she couldn't cry, "Your Majesty, I have been in the palace for 20 years, and this time I am hosting the autumn tea banquet. How can I take away Master Wen's famous painting? Jump in."

Xiao Zongrui frowned with a gloomy expression.

"Su Aiqing, Wen Daoyan's famous painting hanging in Qianqing Palace is lost. It is a sacred object I want to give to Wali Kingdom. I will leave tomorrow, and the gift list has been sent to Wali Kingdom. Su Jizhi, I order you to retrieve the lost one before tomorrow. painting."

At this time, the father-in-law of the imperial study held the night pearl in his hand, which contrasted the dark nanmu tables and chairs brightly and dazzlingly.

I don't know if it's flustered or nervous, fine beads of sweat ooze from Wanyan's forehead.

Looking at the adults, he lowered his head, showing no emotion.

Look at the hourglass again, you time, there are five hours left before Mao time.

Wan Yan's heart is still in the abyss, how will the adults solve the case and recover the famous painting?
The last time the emperor was chatting and laughing happily with the adults in the imperial study room, now his face is gloomy, and he is like a tiger with a king.

"I obey the order." Su Jizhi's tone was calm, and Xiao Zongrui's anxiety eased a lot.

"Su Aiqing, how sure are you?"

Su Jizhi raised his head and looked at Xiao Zongrui, "Your Majesty, I will do my best. The famous painting was lost in Qianqing Palace. There are people coming and going at the autumn tea banquet today. I need some manpower and convenience to walk in the palace."

Su Jizhi asked in an orderly manner, and Wan Yan was relieved knowing that the lord had already made up his mind.

Wan Yan saw Xiao Zongrui raised his hand and took out a sticky note, sealed it with a jade seal and handed it to Su Jizhi.

Taking a glance from the corner of the eye, Wan Yan saw the word "Tongxing" on it.

"That's all right, Su Aiqing, no matter what means you use, you must recover the painting."

"Your Majesty, the Qianqing Palace is connected to the Wenhe Palace. Presumably female guests will come and go there frequently today. It is inconvenient for me to go to the harem." Su Jizhi turned to look at Wan Yan, "Please allow Miss Xue to enter the harem to assist the minister in investigating the case." .”

Wan Yan was startled, and looked at the lord.

His good-looking eyes are full of trust, "The emperor also knows that the minister is in Tongshan Mansion, and last time in Lingjiang Mansion, Miss Wanyan helped a lot."

"Sure." Xiao Zongrui thought about it, and took off the jade pendant around his waist, "Wan Yan can take it to walk in the harem, as long as you can find the painting, I will do whatever you want to investigate."

Concubine Yi wiped her tears, and raised her head at the right time, "Your Majesty, please believe that this concubine will never do such a thing. Miss Xue always needs help in investigating cases, and I am willing to help her."

With a cold face, Xiao Zongrui sternly said without hesitation, "Lian'er has done a lot of hard work in organizing the autumn tea banquet today, so don't bother about chasing after paintings, go back and rest quickly, I will find you when I'm done."

Concubine Yi was stunned, lowered her eyes, and bowed to leave.

When passing by Wanyan, the little girl saw her eyes were crystal clear, and there was an indelible loneliness in her.

The imperial study room fell into silence.

Su Ji took a step forward, "Your Majesty, I need to understand the ins and outs of the matter."

Xiao Zongrui looked away from the direction where Concubine Yi left, and said tiredly, "The autumn tea banquet has just ended, and the palace servants who cleaned up the Qing Palace came to report that the famous painting of Master Wen hanging on the wall is gone, so I hurriedly sent someone to look for you. Concubine Yi is the person in charge of the palace banquet, so I asked her to explain."

The emperor's tone was impatient and filled with indignation.

"Your Majesty, how long has it been since the palace servants came to report the loss of the painting to the time when the minister arrived at the imperial study?"

"Half incense stick time."

"I want to ask, can anyone enter Qianqing Palace today?"

The emperor was a little angry, "Before the palace banquet, Concubine Yi asked me to make a big circle from the harem to Wenhe Palace. She was hosting the palace banquet and wanted a place to rest. Take a shortcut from the back hall of Qianqing Palace."

Xiao Zongrui patted the chair, "Who would have thought that she would cause me such a big trouble."

Wan Yan was startled, and the emperor continued, "What is she thinking? She thought I didn't know? How many years has the Zhenguo government and Li Taishi been fighting? Does she really want to see Daqi's country destroyed in her hands? "

The more the emperor spoke, the more excited he became, Su Jizhi took another step forward, "Your majesty, what happened is not clear now, please be at ease, your majesty, I will do my best to retrieve Master Wen's paintings."

The emperor sighed, "How can I not be in a hurry? It is a sacred object given to the Vali Kingdom."

"I don't understand, I want to ask the emperor, if the painting can't be found, what is the worst possible outcome?"

"The painting is on the gift list, and it is something specially requested by the king of Valli. Giving that painting to Vali represents Daqi's grace. Vali is located in the south of Daqi's territory. I want to open up the sea. For trade, it must pass through the Vali country."

"It's a good thing, who wouldn't want to make it happen?"

Xiao Zongrui hesitated, "I don't know, anyone can...cough cough..."

Before he finished speaking, the emperor coughed violently, and the father-in-law who was serving at the side hurried forward, "Your majesty, how are you?"

As he spoke, he casually picked up a carved brown gold-silk nanmu box on the table, opened the lid, and there were more than a dozen pills neatly placed inside.

Wan Yan suddenly smelled a strong smell of sulfur, and her face turned pale with fright.

Moving one step closer to Su Jizhi, the little girl said softly, "My lord, it's the pill."

The father-in-law poured water, took the pill, and when he was about to put it into Xiao Zongrui's mouth, Su Jizhi bowed to stop it.

"Your Majesty, I see that the Emperor is getting thinner and thinner. For some reason, I found out that the Emperor is taking pills today. I am acquainted with the old doctor of Yihetang in Tongshan Mansion. Could you let me see what kind of medicine the Emperor is taking?"

Gongzheng was about to put the pill into Xiao Zongrui's mouth, and looked at the emperor hesitantly.

Xiao Zongrui coughed for a while, and waved his hand at Eunuch, "It's not a pill, it's called a golden pill, it prolongs life and strengthens the body. I feel tired recently, so I just take one pill every day."

Wan Yan is puzzled, in this case, why do you need to take it when you have a cough?

Su Jizhi also had the same doubts, "Your Majesty, since that's the case, why do you take it at this time?"

"It's strange to say that last time I was feeling sick and didn't have medicine at hand, so I took this golden pill by mistake, and after eating it, my whole body felt comfortable, so I developed a habit of taking one when I felt uncomfortable."

Su Jizhi glanced at Wan Yan silently, and the little girl nodded firmly.

"Your Majesty, I need to investigate the case immediately, but I suddenly feel very tired. Can you give the golden elixir to the minister and Miss Wanyan? We are destined to not be able to rest tonight."

Xiao Zongrui looked at Jindan, Su Jizhi, and Wanyan, waved his hand, "Take it away, let alone Jindan, I will give you whatever you want now."

The father-in-law handed the golden silk nanmu box to Su Jizhi, and stood beside the emperor silently. As for the one he was holding just now, the father-in-law held it in his hand and did not let the emperor take it.

Holding the medicine box, Su Jizhi walked out of the imperial study with Wan Yan.

The palace was dark, and the palace lanterns under the eaves flickered on and off.

Walking to the corridor, Su Jizhi opened the medicine box.

Illuminated by the palace lantern, more than a dozen black pills were round and emitting a dark light.

The pungent sulfur smell made Wanyan cover her nose.

"It smells strong?" Su Jizhi took the pill and put it under his nose, but he couldn't smell anything.

"The emperor eats this?"

"I suspect that there is something wrong with the pill. The emperor has lost a lot of weight compared to half a month ago, and his spirit is not very good."

"What should we do now?"

"Send the pills out of the palace and ask Miao Hong to investigate. We still have important matters. Who do you think took the paintings?" Su Jizhi looked at his little girl with a cold face.

Wan Yan looked at the silent deep palace and shook her head slightly, "My lord, I don't know."